Update Jan. 19, 2023: The victims of the fatal polar bear mauling in the tiny village of Wales, Alaska have been identified by authorities as Summer Myomick of Saint Michael and her 1-year-old son, Clyde Ongtowasruk. In a rare and tragic animal ...
Big Game
Colorado Mountain Lions Kill at Least 15 Dogs Near Small Town
It’s a cat-eat-dog world in Nederland, Colorado. The small town is facing a big cat problem as Colorado mountain lions seem to have developed a taste for the local canines. Lions have been accused of killing and injuring more than 15 dogs in the area ...
Chasing the Lame Buffalo: From Hunting Men To Hunting Game
The weight of the rifle hung like a pendulum from my left arm. Sweat running down my forearm and through the holes in my Nomex flight glove mixed with the rich Afghan mountain dirt to form a gritty paste. The chalky feeling was like a pebble, a ...
Man Kills Kodiak Bear Inside Neighbor’s House with a 12-Gauge
For many serious big-game hunters, killing a Kodiak bear — the largest brown bear on Earth — is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Hunters often save for years and travel thousands of miles to check off this bucket-list experience. Retired ...
8.6 Blackout: A Subsonic Cartridge With Supersonic Capabilities
If you ask Kevin Brittingham why he created the 8.6 Blackout cartridge, he’ll describe a scenario in which the stars aligned. He’ll say that gun and ammo companies and the commercial market were all heading in that direction; they wanted to see a ...
Jonathon Blank’s Epic Mountain Goat Hunt on Kodiak Island
Jonathon Blank slowly squeezed his rifle’s trigger. At more than 300 yards, his 7mm WSM bullet found its mark — a Kodiak Island mountain goat. It hit a touch behind the animal’s vitals. Within 3 seconds, Blank cycled the bolt and fired a follow-up ...
Coyote Attack Roundup: 8 More Reasons to Hate On Yotes
Everybody loves to hate coyotes. Since Lewis and Clark first “discovered” Canis latrans on their trailblazing exploration of the frontier, Americans have had a high-key beef with the animal the explorers dubbed a “prairie wolf.” That beef continues ...
Rich Landowner Bullies WY Elk Hunters in Corner Crossing Case
Brad Cape, John Slowensky, Zach Smith, and Phil Yeomans are four elk hunters from Missouri who planned a Wyoming elk hunt in 2021. They mapped out a route to public land using the onX Hunt app, a real-time GPS tracker that shows property lines that ...
Deer Calls: Learning to Speak the Language of Whitetails
Whitetail deer are elusive creatures, and getting within shooting range of one isn’t nearly as easy as the Outdoor Channel often makes it look. Deer calls are one tactic hunters can use to swing the odds in their favor. Even when used ...
New Jersey Hunting Season for Black Bears Is Back On!
UPDATE Dec. 7, 2022: The New Jersey hunting season for black bears is back after a brief delay. On Tuesday, Dec. 6 (a day after the season was originally scheduled to begin), the New Jersey Appellate Court dissolved a temporary stay on the ...
Montana Wolf Hunting Is Back On, District Judge Says
In a major win for Montana wolf hunting, a district court judge declined to extend a temporary restraining order that restricted bag limits within the state in a decision handed down on Nov. 29, ruling that the hunting season would not permanently ...
‘Cocaine Bear’: The Kinda True Story of a Bear Eating Tons of Blow
UPDATE: Cocaine Bear has been released and people and reviewers have said it is surprisingly gorey and awesome. So there. You can stream it at home via Amazon right now. Bears have been walking this planet for about 5 million years. There’s no ...
Youth Hunter with Down Syndrome Slays Huge 17-Point Ohio Buck
Few deer hunters ever get a shot at a 180-class whitetail. But Ashton Copas, 12, took a perfect 70-yard shot on such an Ohio buck on the opening day of the state’s two-day special youth hunting season. Although a massive accomplishment for a hunter ...
Can Deer See Orange? – Know Your Game
A wave of blaze orange sweeps the country every hunting season as some 11.4 million deer hunters hit the woods. Hunters invest tons of time, energy, money, and more than a few prayers into the sport, hoping to fill their tags. Many worry their ...
Deer Hunting Gear: What You Need to Get Started
Because chasing whitetails is a popular pursuit, deer hunting has become a big business. Hunters spend $6.4 billion on hunting gear yearly, not counting trip expenses, guide fees, tags, or licenses. Manufacturers understandably clamor to grab a ...
Colorado Seeks Sharpshooters to Manage Booming Elk Herd
Do you love elk hunting and have some badass marksmanship skills? Colorado Parks and Wildlife could use your help. For the second year in a row, the agency is searching for sharpshooters to help manage the elk herd within the Great Sand Dunes ...
Deer Hunting With Dogs: An Old and Controversial Tradition
People have used canine hunting companions since the first wolf nervously took a slice of meat from an ancient human hand. Deer hunting with dogs is a natural extension of that aboriginal relationship. Still, modern hunters have mixed feelings ...
Know Your Game: How Long Do Whitetail Deer Live?
If you spend enough early-morning hours sitting still and quiet in a treestand, you start to ponder deep and vital questions: “What will I do when I run out of snacks? How long can I sit in this stand without using the bathroom? How long do whitetail ...
Hunting Accident Roundup: Hunter Falls, Left Hanging by Boot
On Halloween night, a Texas bowhunter survived one of the most terrifying things that can happen to a hunter — he fell almost 20 feet from a treestand and wound up hanging upside down by his boot. It was a hunting accident that could easily have been ...
2 Racks, 1 Buck: Hunter Kills Whitetail With Deer Skull Hooked in Antlers
On Oct. 30, Mike Lewis, 52, shot a once-in-a-lifetime buck. It was a head-turner, not necessarily for his own rack, but because the buck was toting around some seriously hardcore headgear: Another buck’s antlers, with a decaying hunk of deer skull ...
Whitetail Institute: The Staying Power of the Food Plot King
Think back to when you were a young, full-of-piss-and-vinegar whitetail hunter. Now, think of all you've learned about this fascinating game animal over the years and how you've adapted your hunting techniques to help you be more ...
Learn About the Gestation Period for Whitetail Deer to Kill Bucks
I slipped along the muddy bank of the Red River well before first light on the morning of Nov. 3, 2020. Mother Nature was not my friend as I worked my way toward the tree I had picked out while scouting a few months prior, largely based on what I ...
Grizzly Bear Attack: Wrestler Fights Grizzly to Save Teammate
Two college wrestlers had a “sudden, surprise encounter with a grizzly bear” while hunting for antler sheds on Saturday, Oct. 15. The young men were looking for horns in heavy cover west of the Bobcat/Houlihan trailhead in the Shoshone National ...
Rock Climber Wins Bear Fight Using Martial Arts
A lot of rock climbers love the sport for the adrenaline rush that comes with it — but most would say having to get into a literal bear fight during a descent is raising the thrill bar a little too high. A rock climber who was recently on Mount ...
454 Casull: A Legendary Handgun Hunting Cartridge
When Dirty Harry dropped his famous line back in 1971 about the .44 Magnum (specifically the S&W Model 29 revolver) being the most powerful handgun in the world, he was technically wrong; it was the most powerful production handgun in the world ...
Roosevelt’s Legendary Double Rifle, the ‘Big Stick,’ Up Close
Theodore Roosevelt, Holland & Holland, and Africa: a hunter, a gun, and a location that should send a little shiver of excitement and yearning up the back of every hunter. It’s a trifecta that speaks of a bygone era that many hunters aspire to ...
California Hog Hunting Regs Loosened as Pig Plague Continues
Feral pig populations across the country are going hog wild as both swine numbers and range continue to swell, and California hog hunting is expanding to meet the growing nuisance there. The state joins several others that have loosened hunting ...
How To Make the Most of a 2-Day North Dakota Deer Hunting Trip
Nearly 45 minutes of shooting light remained during my opening sit of the North Dakota archery season on Sept. 3 when a fawn moved through my shooting lane. My bow was in hand as I anticipated more movement. Sure enough, I got a glimpse of two ...
Maine Moose Hunting Tradition Dying Due to Warmer Bull Seasons
As hunting season temps heat up, many are abandoning a somewhat quirky Maine moose hunting tradition for the sake of meat preservation. Hunters in much of the US typically quarter and pack out big game animals larger than deer; but most ...
New Mexico Elk Hunting: Can 2 Buddies Kill 2 Bulls in 4 Days?
It was spring of 2021, and I was at the tail end of a yearlong deployment to the Middle East. It had tested every fiber of my being, and I was daydreaming about New Mexico elk hunting. “Why,” I wondered, “was I still dedicating my life to a ...
